Australia visa photo for Indians: ImmiAccount and Immi App

Short answer: you apply for a Visitor visa (subclass 600) online in ImmiAccount (Home Affairs: Visitor visa (subclass 600)). Home Affairs then tells you how to give your face image: in India you may be able to take a live photo in the Australian Immi App, or go to a VFS biometrics centre (Home Affairs: Australian Immi App, Home Affairs: biometrics).

Read on the official pages below on 4 November 2026. Visa rules change, so check the official page before you apply.

How the photo is givenLive photo in the Immi App, or at a biometrics centre if asked
Photo rules35×45 mm, white or light grey background: Australia Visa (ImmiAccount) photo rules
All photo sizesVisa photos for visiting Australia

How it works from India

  1. Create an ImmiAccount and lodge the Visitor visa application online (Home Affairs: Visitor visa (subclass 600)).
  2. When asked, take a live photo of your face in the Australian Immi App, which is open to applicants in India: eyes open, glasses off if practical, no shadows (Home Affairs: Australian Immi App).
  3. If Home Affairs asks you to attend a biometrics centre instead, book it with VFS Global and bring your passport (Home Affairs: biometrics).
  4. Don't book a biometrics appointment before you're asked: Home Affairs tells you whether you need to give biometrics and which ones (Home Affairs: biometrics).

Or make it at home. Picproved costs ₹199 for 3 photos (free while we launch) for one person's photo in every size you need, and it checks the size, background, head size and face rules before you save. The office still makes the final decision. Make your Australia Visa (ImmiAccount) photo

Questions

Do I need a printed photo for an Australian visitor visa from India?
No. The application is online, and your face image is taken in the app or at a biometrics centre if Home Affairs asks.
Can I wear glasses in the Immi App photo?
Take them off if practical. Home Affairs also asks for no shadows, eyes open and nothing covering your face.

Visa photos for Indians: other countries

Indian passport photo · OCI photo · All Indian documents